Category: Life

On the 19th of July I had the pleasure of watching Defiant Lives. I have to say it was one of the most amazing nights of my life. I absolutely loved everything about the documentary. I was initially a bit hesitant going in to watch it because the night before I had read a criticism… Continue reading Defiant Lives: A Review.

Listen the most important thing to watch this year isn't a superhero movie or a romcom or any other big Hollywood movie. The most important thing to watch in 2017 is the documentary Defiant Lives. What is Defiant Lives all about you ask? Well Defiant Lives is a documentary about the disability rights movement. I… Continue reading The Most Important Thing To Watch In 2017.

We live in times when there is so much buzz and talk about diversity. Organizations, institutions, movements all over the world are moving towards being more diverse or at least making efforts to do so and including different groups of people. Any organizations that is openly discriminatory is heavily criticized and some cases people boycott… Continue reading There Is No Diversity Without Disabled People.

Recently a friend and I were discussing online dating in the context of people with disabilities. In our discussion I came up with three reasons that might keep people with disabilities away from the online dating scenes. These reasons are having to disclose one's disability, fear of being overlooked and the potential of meeting devotees.… Continue reading Online Dating.

A fortnight ago I had the pleasure and honour of doing a presentation on Working With Clients With Disabilities at a friend's workplace for their team day. When I was approached I was very hesitant in fact I gave so many excuses as to why I could not do it and instead recommended other people… Continue reading Working With People With Disabilities.